This article just happens to be the “Case of the Month” in the March 2014 issue of JEMS magazine. It got some ink time too.

Feel free to pop on over and give it a read. You may just recognize the author.

Barefoot in MN

congratulations on being thusly published ! :-)..that being said, I found your article thorough and balanced — besides interesting as your writing is. I just found your blog this weekend & am soaking up all I can. Supper will be late tonight. Keep up the good work.

Chris Kaiser aka "Ckemtp"

I am a paramedic trying to advance the idea that the Emergency Medical Services can be made into the profession that we all want it, need it, and know it deserves to be.

mr618Patient Friendly JokesThad, I had the opportunity to work in Joplin with the Red Cross after the 2011 tornado. Great city, great people. Hope things are returning to normal for you.
2015-02-13 18:05:00

mr618Patient Friendly JokesNo, Mr Roughton, I think that applies to YOU. If SheraPrincess says something tat makes a patient laugh, smile, or even fel just a LITTLE bit less stressed/worried/hurt.. go for it. You sound so unpleasant and burnt-out, you ought to think about retiring (f you even work in this field).
2015-02-13 18:01:00

Braden PetersWhy do Ambulances Carry Epi-Pens?The filter needles is not even necessary. You can draw up the epinephrine from an ampule and give it using the same needle. This is routine practice in most of the world, including Canadian EMS. Unfortunately, the EMR (EMT-B) level here also does not have epi, or if they do, it is in an autoinjector.…
2015-01-09 22:13:00

Braden PetersEMS Use of the PERC Rule for Pulmonary EmbolismGreat Article. I learned somthing new. One thought: "The PERC rule states that if any of those questions are a “YES PE cannot be ruled out” A better way to phrase that as used on the LIFTL post you reference would be "the answer to ALL of the questions must be NO..." and then slightly…
2015-01-09 19:44:00